The St. Louis County Port Authority’s Community Investment Fund supports economic and community development projects.
Donor Name: St. Louis County Port Authority
State: Missouri, Missouri
County: Saint Louis County (MO), Saint Louis County (MO)
Type of Grant: Grant | Reimbursement
Deadline: 07/10/2025
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
Examples are intended to be illustrative:
- Business Retention & Expansion, which may include, programs that offer
- Loan products or funds that fill gaps in available capital
- Workforce development programs for in demand jobs
- Supporting international market expansion for local businesses
- Neighborhood Economic and Community Development, which may include programs to address
- Repositioning vacant and under-utilized properties (often retail sites)
- Neighborhood infrastructures improvements
- Planning/feasibility studies
- Community planning/organization
- Neighborhood stabilization
- Entrepreneurship programs, which may include
- Supporting small business development, especially expanding opportunities for minority and neighborhood-based businesses
- Fostering innovation ecosystem development, such as financing, business technical assistance or facilities/infrastructure.
- Real Estate Development/Redevelopment, including
- Brownfield Redevelopment
- Site acquisition and assemblage
- Site preparation (pre-development – A/E, demo, infrastructure)
- Targeted Industry Sector Support (based on County or Regional strategic priorities).
Funding Information
The Port, generally, disburses funding on a reimbursement basis.
Grant Period
Typically, the Port will fund up to 24 months for a project or program.
Eligibility Criteria
- Non-profits (must have 501(c)(3) designation) are eligible applicants for Port Community Investment Fund grants. The Port does not accept applications for funding from individuals.
- Applicants or projects must be located in St. Louis County and/or primarily serve St. Louis County.
For more information, visit SLCPA.
